Grammy Nominations 2025: A Complete List

The Grammy Nominations 2025 have landed, and history was made yet again as Beyoncé ascended to a new level in Grammy lore. Announced on Friday, Nov. 8, the nominations confirmed Beyoncé as the most-nominated artist in Grammy history, with a record-breaking total of 99 career nods. Her latest album, Cowboy Carter, captured 11 nominations, spanning categories from pop to Americana, securing her status as both a genre-defying artist and Grammy record-holder.

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Who is Nominated? The Grammy Awards 2025

This year’s nomination list also shines a spotlight on other music heavyweights. Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar, and Post Malone each scored seven nominations, while rising stars Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan earned nods across all four major Grammy categories—a feat that signals their dynamic potential in today’s music scene.

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards currently has 94 distinct categories, spread across various genres like pop, rock, jazz, gospel, country, Latin, classical, and many more specialized fields. Each year, the Recording Academy adjusts categories to better represent evolving music trends, often adding new awards or merging categories to reflect genre shifts. Notably, categories such as Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical, and other performance-based awards have gained prominence to acknowledge different contributors within the music industry.

This post is all about getting you to the Grammy nominations quickly, without extra analysis. Below, you’ll find the complete list of nominees across major categories, so you can easily see who’s up for awards. Use Ctrl+F on your keyboard to search by genre—whether you’re looking for pop, country, rap, or classical, it’s all organized for quick access to your favorites!

For more details, you can check the original announcement here.

Grammy Nominations 2025

Record of the Year:

• “Now and Then” – The Beatles (Producers: Giles Martin & Paul McCartney)
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé (Producers: Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq)
• “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter (Producer: Julian Bunetta)
• “360” – Charli XCX (Producers: Cirkut & A.G. Cook)
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish (Producers: Billie Eilish & FINNEAS)
• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar (Producers: Mustard, Sean Momberger & Sounwave)
• “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan (Producer: Dan Nigro)
• “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone (Producers: Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift)

Album of the Year:

• New Blue Sun – André 3000 (Producers: André 3000 & Carlos Niño)
• COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé (Producers: Beyoncé, Terius “The-Dream” Gesteelde-Diamant & Dave Hamelin)
• Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter (Producers: Jack Antonoff, Julian Bunetta, Ian Kirkpatrick & John Ryan)
• BRAT – Charli XCX (Producers: Charli XCX, Cirkut & A.G. Cook)
• Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier (Producer: Jacob Collier)
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish (Producers: Billie Eilish & FINNEAS)
• The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan (Producer: Daniel Nigro)
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift (Producers: Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift)

Song of the Year:

• “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
• “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars
• “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
• “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
• “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé

Best New Artist:

• Benson Boone
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Doechii
• Khruangbin
• RAYE
• Chappell Roan
• Shaboozey
• Teddy Swims

Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical:

Jessi Alexander

• “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” – Luke Combs
• “All I Ever Do Is Leave” – Luke Combs
• “Chevrolet” – Dustin Lynch feat. Jelly Roll
• “Make Me a Mop” – Cody Johnson
• “Never Left Me” – Megan Moroney

Amy Allen

• “Chrome Cowgirl” – Leon Bridges
• “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
• “Selfish” – Justin Timberlake
• “Taste” – Sabrina Carpenter

Edgar Barrera

• “Atención” – Ivan Cornejo
• “(Entre Paréntesis)” – Shakira & Grupo Frontera
• “It Was Always You (Siempre Fuiste Tú)” – Carin Leon & Leon Bridges
• “No Se Vale” – Camilo
• “The One (Pero No Como Yo)” – Carin Leon & Kane Brown

Jessie Jo Dillon

• “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney
• “Go To Hell” – Post Malone
• “Heaven By Noon” – Megan Moroney
• “Messed Up As Me” – Keith Urban
• “Two Hearts” – Post Malone

RAYE

• “Ask & You Shall Receive” – Rita Ora
• “Because I Love You” – Halle
• “Mother Nature” – RAYE & Hans Zimmer
• “RIIVERDANCE” – Beyoncé
• “You’re Hired” – NEIKED feat. Ayra Starr

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical:

Alissia

• “Bugs” – Jamila Woods
• “Don’t Matter” – Rae Khalil
• “Honey” – BJ the Chicago Kid feat. Chlöe
• “Is It Worth It” – Rae Khalil
• “Spend the Night” – BJ the Chicago Kid, Coco Jones

Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II

• Algorithm – Lucky Daye
• “Bar Song” – Koe Wetzel
• “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars
• “Power of Two” (From Star Wars: The Acolyte) – Victoria Monét
• “That’s You” – Lucky Daye

Ian Fitchuk

• “AMEN” – Beyoncé
• Angel Face – Stephen Sanchez
• “Lemon” – Still Woozy
• “Redemption Song” (From Bob Marley: One Love) – Leon Bridges
• “Three Little Birds” (From Bob Marley: One Love) – Kacey Musgraves

Mustard

• Faith of a Mustard Seed – Mustard
• “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
• “Parking Lot” – Mustard & Travis Scott

Daniel Nigro

• “Can’t Catch Me Now” (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes) – Olivia Rodrigo
• The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
• “so American” – Olivia Rodrigo
• “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan

Best Pop Solo Performance

• “BODYGUARD,” Beyoncé
• “Espresso,” Sabrina Carpenter
• “Apple,” Charli xcx
• “BIRDS OF A FEATHER,” Billie Eilish
• “Good Luck, Babe!,” Chappell Roan

Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

• “us.,” Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
• “LEVII’S JEANS,” Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
• “Guess,” Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
• “the boy is mine,” Ariana Grande, Brandy & Monica
• “Die With a Smile,” Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album

• Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter
• HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, Billie Eilish
• eternal sunshine, Ariana Grande
• The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, Chappell Roan
• THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT, Taylor Swift

Best Dance/Electronic Recording

• “She’s Gone, Dance On,” Disclosure
  Guy Lawrence & Howard Lawrence, producers; Guy Lawrence, mixer
• “Loved,” Four Tet
  Kieran Hebden, producer; Kieran Hebden, mixer
• “leavemealone,” Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
  Boo, Fred Again.., Alex Gibson, Kieran Hebden, LOOSE, Skrillex & Sid Stone, producers; Fred Again.. & Jay Reynolds, mixers
• “Neverender,” Justice & Tame Impala
  Gaspard Augé & Xavier De Rosnay, producers; Gaspard Augé, Xavier De Rosnay, Damien Quintard & Vincent Taurelle, mixers
• “Witchy,” KAYTRANADA feat. Childish Gambino
  Lauren D’Elia & KAYTRANADA, producers; Neal H Pogue, mixer

Best Dance Pop Recording

• “Make You Mine,” Madison Beer
  Madison Beer & Leroy Clampitt, producers; Mitch McCarthy, mixer
• “Von Dutch,” Charli xcx
  Finn Keane, producer; Tom Norris, mixer
• “L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT],” Billie Eilish
  Billie Eilish & FINNEAS, producers; Jon Castelli & Aron Forbes, mixers
• “yes, and?,” Ariana Grande
  Ariana Grande, ILYA & Max Martin, producers; Serban Ghenea, mixer
• “Got Me Started,” Troye Sivan
  Ian Kirkpatrick, producer; Alex Ghenea, mixer

Best Dance/Electronic Album

• BRAT, Charli xcx
• Three, Four Tet
• Hyperdrama, Justice
• Timeless, KAYTRANADA
• Telos, Zedd

Best Remixed Recording

• “Alter Ego – KAYTRANADA Remix,” KAYTRANADA, remixer (Doechii feat. JT)
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix],” David Guetta, remixer (Shaboozey & David Guetta)
• “Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix),” FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers (Sabrina Carpenter)
• “Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix,” Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers (Julian Marley & Antaeus)
• “Von Dutch,” A.G. Cook, remixer (Charli xcx & A.G. Cook Featuring Addison Rae)

Best Rock Performance

• “Now and Then,” The Beatles
• “Beautiful People (Stay High),” The Black Keys
• “The American Dream Is Killing Me,” Green Day
• “Gift Horse,” IDLES
• “Dark Matter,” Pearl Jam
• “Broken Man,” St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance

• “Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça ira!),” Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le Masne
• “Crown of Horns,” Judas Priest
• “Suffocate,” Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
• “Screaming Suicide,” Metallica
• “Cellar Door,” Spiritbox

Best Rock Song

• “Beautiful People (Stay High),” Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
• “Broken Man,” Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
• “Dark Matter,” Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
• “Dilemma,” Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt & Tré Cool, songwriters (Green Day)
• “Gift Horse,” Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

Best Rock Album

• Happiness Bastards, The Black Crowes
• Romance, Fontaines D.C.
• Saviors, Green Day
• TANGK, IDLES
• Dark Matter, Pearl Jam
• Hackney Diamonds, The Rolling Stones
• No Name, Jack White

Best Alternative Music Performance

• “Neon Pill,” Cage the Elephant
• “Song of the Lake,” Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• “Starburster,” Fontaines D.C.
• “BYE BYE,” Kim Gordon
• “Flea,” St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album

• Wild God, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
• Charm, Clairo
• The Collective, Kim Gordon
• What Now, Brittany Howard
• All Born Screaming, St. Vincent

Best R&B Performance

• “Guidance,” Jhené Aiko
• “Residuals,” Chris Brown
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh),” Coco Jones
• “Made for Me (Live on BET),” Muni Long
• “Saturn,” SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance

• “Wet,” Marsha Ambrosius
• “Can I Have This Groove,” Kenyon Dixon
• “No Lie,” Lalah Hathaway feat. Michael McDonald
• “Make Me Forget,” Muni Long
• “That’s You,” Lucky Daye

Best R&B Song

• “After Hours,” Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
• “Burning,” Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
• “Here We Go (Uh Oh),” Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
• “Ruined Me,” Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
• “Saturn,” Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album

• So Glad to Know You, Avery*Sunshine
• En Route, Durand Bernarr
• Bando Stone and The New World, Childish Gambino
• Crash, Kehlani
• Why Lawd?, NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best R&B Album

• 11:11 (Deluxe), Chris Brown
• Vantablack, Lalah Hathaway
• Revenge, Muni Long
• Algorithm, Lucky Daye
• Coming Home, Usher

Best Rap Performance

• “Enough (Miami),” Cardi B
• “When the Sun Shines Again,” Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
• “NISSAN ALTIMA,” Doechii
• “Houdini,” Eminem
• “Like That,” Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
• “Yeah Glo!,” GloRilla
• “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar

Best Melodic Rap Performance

• “KEHLANI,” Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
• “SPAGHETTII,” Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
• “We Still Don’t Trust You,” Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
• “Big Mama,” Latto
• “3:AM,” Rapsody feat. Erykah Badu

Best Rap Song

• “Asteroids,” Marlanna Evans, songwriter (Rapsody feat. Hit-Boy)
• “Carnival,” Jordan Carter, Raul Cubina, Grant Dickinson, Samuel Lindley, Nasir Pemberton, Dimitri Roger, Ty Dolla $ign, Kanye West & Mark Carl Stolinski Williams, songwriters (¥$ (Kanye West & Ty Dolla $Ign) feat. Rich the Kid & Playboi Carti)
• “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar Duckworth, Kobe “BbyKobe” Hood, Leland Wayne & Nayvadius Wilburn, songwriters (Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar)
• “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
• “Yeah Glo!,” Ronnie Jackson, Jaucquez Lowe, Timothy McKibbins, Kevin Andre Price, Julius Rivera III & Gloria Woods, songwriters (GloRilla)

Best Rap Album

• Might Delete Later, J. Cole
• The Auditorium, Vol. 1, Common & Pete Rock
• Alligator Bites Never Heal, Doechii
• The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce), Eminem
• We Don’t Trust You, Future & Metro Boomin

Best Spoken Word Poetry Album

• CIVIL WRITES: The South Got Something to Say, Queen Sheba
• cOncrete & wHiskey Act II Part 1: A Bourbon 30 Series, Omari Hardwick
• Good M.U.S.I.C. Universe Sonic Sinema: Episode 1 In The Beginning Was The Word, Malik Yusef
• The Heart, The Mind, The Soul, Tank and the Bangas
• The Seven Number Ones, Mad Skillz

Best Jazz Performance

• “Walk With Me, Lord (SOUND | SPIRIT),” The Baylor Project
• “Phoenix Reimagined (Live),” Lakecia Benjamin feat. Randy Brecker, Jeff “Tain” Watts & John Scofield
• “Juno,” Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
• “Twinkle Twinkle Little Me,” Samara Joy feat. Sullivan Fortner
• “Little Fears,: Dan Pugach Big Band feat. Nicole Zuraitis & Troy Roberts

Best Jazz Vocal Album

• Journey in Black, Christie Dashiell
• Wildflowers Vol. 1, Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner
• A Joyful Holiday, Samara Joy
• Milton + Esperanza, Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding
• My Ideal, Catherine Russell & Sean Mason

Best Jazz Instrumental Album

• Owl Song, Ambrose Akinmusire feat. Bill Frisell & Herlin Riley
• Beyond This Place, Kenny Barron feat. Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Johnathan Blake, Immanuel Wilkins & Steve Nelson
• Phoenix Reimagined (Live), Lakecia Benjamin
• Remembrance, Chick Corea & Béla Fleck
• Solo Game, Sullivan Fortner

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

• Returning to Forever, John Beasley & Frankfurt Radio Big Band
• And So It Goes, The Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra
• Walk a Mile in My Shoe, Orrin Evans & The Captain Black Big Band
• Bianca Reimagined: Music for Paws and Persistence, Dan Pugach Big Band
• Golden City, Miguel Zenón

Best Latin Jazz Album

• Spain Forever Again, Michel Camilo & Tomatito
• Cubop Lives!, Zaccai Curtis
• COLLAB, Hamilton de Holanda & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
• Time and Again, Eliane Elias
• El Trio: Live in Italy, Horacio ‘El Negro’ Hernández, John Beasley & José Gola
• Cuba and Beyond, Chucho Valdés & Royal Quartet
• As I Travel, Donald Vega feat. Lewis Nash, John Patitucci & Luisito Quintero

Best Alternative Jazz Album

• Night Reign, Arooj Aftab
• New Blue Sun, André 3000
• Code Derivation, Robert Glasper
• Foreverland, Keyon Harrold
• No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin, Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

• À Fleur De Peau, Cyrille Aimée
• Visions, Norah Jones
• Good Together, Lake Street Dive
• Impossible Dream, Aaron Lazar
• Christmas Wish, Gregory Porter

Best Contemporary Instrumental Album

• Plot Armor, Taylor Eigsti
• Rhapsody in Blue, Béla Fleck
• Orchestras (Live), Bill Frisell feat. Alexander Hanson, Brussels Philharmonic, Rudy Royston & Thomas Morgan
• Mark, Mark Guiliana
• Speak to Me, Julian Lage

Best Musical Theater Album

• Hell’s Kitchen
  Shoshana Bean, Brandon Victor Dixon, Kecia Lewis & Meleah Joi Moon, principal vocalists; Adam Blackstone, Alicia Keys & Tom Kitt, producers (Alicia Keys, composer & lyricist) (Original Broadway Cast)
• Merrily We Roll Along
  Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez & Daniel Radcliffe, principal vocalists; David Caddick, Joel Fram, Maria Friedman & David Lai, producers (Stephen Sondheim, composer & lyricist) (New Broadway Cast)
• The Notebook
  John Clancy, Carmel Dean, Kurt Deutsch, Derik Lee, Kevin McCollum & Ingrid Michaelson, producers; Ingrid Michaelson, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• The Outsiders
  Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Brody Grant & Sky Lakota-Lynch, principal vocalists; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay, Matt Hinkley, Justin Levine & Lawrence Manchester, producers; Zach Chance, Jonathan Clay & Justin Levine, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast) Suffs
  Andrea Grody, Dean Sharenow & Shaina Taub, producers; Shaina Taub, composer & lyricist (Original Broadway Cast)
• The Wiz
  Wayne Brady, Deborah Cox, Nichelle Lewis & Avery Wilson, principal vocalists; Joseph Joubert, Allen René Louis & Lawrence Manchester, producers (Charlie Smalls, composer & lyricist) (2024 Broadway Cast Recording)

Best Country Solo Performance

• “16 CARRIAGES,” Beyoncé
• “I Am Not Okay,” Jelly Roll
• “The Architect,” Kacey Musgraves
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey
• “It Takes a Woman,” Chris Stapleton

Best Country Duo/Group Performance

• “Cowboys Cry Too,” Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan
• “II MOST WANTED,” Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
• “Break Mine,” Brothers Osborne
• “Bigger Houses,” Dan + Shay
• “I Had Some Help,” Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

Best Country Song

• “The Architect,” Shane McAnally, Kacey Musgraves & Josh Osborne, songwriters (Kacey Musgraves)
• “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
• “I Am Not Okay,” Casey Brown, Jason DeFord, Ashley Gorley & Taylor Phillips, songwriters (Jelly Roll)
• “I Had Some Help,” Louis Bell, Ashley Gorley, Hoskins, Austin Post, Ernest Smith, Ryan Vojtesak, Morgan Wallen & Chandler Paul Walters, songwriters (Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen)
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM,” Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Best Country Album

• COWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé
• F-1 Trillion, Post Malone
• Deeper Well, Kacey Musgraves
• Higher, Chris Stapleton
• Whirlwind, Lainey Wilson

Best American Roots Performance

• “Blame It on Eve,” Shemekia Copeland
• “Nothing in Rambling,” The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Bonnie Raitt, Keb’ Mo’, Taj Mahal & Mick Fleetwood
• “Lighthouse,” Sierra Ferrell
• “The Ballad of Sally Anne,” Rhiannon Giddens

Best Americana Performance

• “YA YA,” Beyoncé
• “Subtitles,” Madison Cunningham
• “Don’t Do Me Good,” Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
• “American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell
• “Runaway Train,” Sarah Jarosz
• “Empty Trainload of Sky,” Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best American Roots Song

• “Ahead of the Game,” Mark Knopfler, songwriter (Mark Knopfler)
• “All in Good Time,” Sam Beam, songwriter (Iron & Wine feat. Fiona Apple)
• “All My Friends,” Aoife O’Donovan, songwriter (Aoife O’Donovan)
• “American Dreaming,” Sierra Ferrell & Melody Walker, songwriters (Sierra Ferrell)
• “Blame It on Eve,” John Hahn & Will Kimbrough, songwriters (Shemekia Copeland)

Best Americana Album

• The Other Side, T Bone Burnett
• $10 Cowboy, Charley Crockett
• Trail of Flowers, Sierra Ferrell
• Polaroid Lovers, Sarah Jarosz
• No One Gets Out Alive, Maggie Rose
• Tigers Blood, Waxahatchee

Best Bluegrass Album

• I Built a World, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes
• Songs of Love and Life, The Del McCoury Band
• No Fear, Sister Sadie
• Live Vol. 1, Billy Strings
• Earl Jam, Tony Trischka
• Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman, Dan Tyminski

Best Traditional Blues Album

• Hill Country Love, Cedric Burnside
• Struck Down, The Fabulous Thunderbirds
• One Guitar Woman, Sue Foley
• Sam’s Place, Little Feat
• Swingin’ Live at the Church in Tulsa, The Taj Mahal Sextet

Best Contemporary Blues Album

• Blues Deluxe Vol. 2, Joe Bonamassa
• Blame It on Eve, Shemekia Copeland
• Friendlytown, Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour
• Mileage, Ruthie Foster
• The Fury, Antonio Vergara

Best Folk Album

• American Patchwork Quartet, American Patchwork Quartet
• Weird Faith, Madi Diaz
• Bright Future, Adrianne Lenker
• All My Friends, Aoife O’Donovan
• Woodland, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Best Regional Roots Music Album

• 25 Back to My Roots, Sean Ardoin And Kreole Rock And Soul
• Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles feat. J’Wan Boudreaux
• Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, New Breed Brass Band feat. Trombone Shorty
• Kuini, Kalani Pe’a
• Stories From the Battlefield, The Rumble feat. Chief Joseph Boudreaux Jr.

Best Gospel Performance/Song

• “Church Doors,” Yolanda Adams; Donald Lawrence & Sir William James Baptist, songwriters
• “Yesterday,” Melvin Crispell III
• “Hold On (Live),” Ricky Dillard
• “Holy Hands,” DOE; Jesse Paul Barrera, Jeffrey Castro Bernat, Dominique Jones, Timothy Ferguson, Kelby Shavon Johnson, Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, Rickey Slikk Muzik Offord & Juan Winans, songwriters
• “One Hallelujah,” Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Erica Campbell & Israel Houghton Featuring Jonathan McReynolds & Jekalyn Carr; G. Morris Coleman, Israel Houghton, Kenneth Leonard, Jr., Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters

Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song

• “Holy Forever (Live),” Bethel Music, Jenn Johnson Featuring CeCe Winans
• “Praise,” Elevation Worship feat. Brandon Lake, Chris Brown & Chandler Moore; Pat Barrett, Chris Brown, Cody Carnes, Steven Furtick, Brandon Lake & Chandler Moore, songwriters
• “Firm Foundation (He Won’t),” Honor & Glory feat. Disciple
• “In the Name of Jesus,” JWLKRS Worship & Maverick City Music feat. Chandler Moore; Austin Armstrong, Ran Jackson, Chandler Moore, Sajan Nauriyal, Ella Schnacky, Noah Schnacky & Ilya Toshinskiy, songwriters
• “In the Room,” Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore feat. Tasha Cobbs Leonard; G. Morris Coleman, Tasha Cobbs Leonard & Naomi Raine, songwriters
• “That’s My King,” CeCe Winans; Taylor Agan, Kellie Gamble, Lloyd Nicks & Jess Russ, songwriters

Best Gospel Album

• Covered Vol. 1, Melvin Crispell III
• Choirmaster II (Live), Ricky Dillard
• Father’s Day, Kirk Franklin
• Still Karen, Karen Clark Sheard
• More Than This, CeCe Winans

Best Contemporary Christian Music Album

• Heart of a Human, DOE
• When Wind Meets Fire, Elevation Worship
• Child of God, Forrest Frank
• Coat of Many Colors, Brandon Lake
• The Maverick Way Complete, Maverick City Music, Naomi Raine & Chandler Moore

Best Roots Gospel Album

• The Gospel Sessions, Vol 2, Authentic Unlimited
• The Gospel According to Mark, Mark D. Conklin
• Rhapsody, The Harlem Gospel Travelers
• Church, Cory Henry
• Loving You, The Nelons

Best Latin Pop Album

• Funk Generation, Anitta
• El Viaje, Luis Fonsi
• GARCÍA, Kany García
• Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, Shakira
• ORQUÍDEAS, Kali Uchis

Best Música Urbana Album

• nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana, Bad Bunny
• Rayo, J Balvin
• FERXXOCALIPSIS, Feid
• LAS LETRAS YA NO IMPORTAN, Residente
• att., Young Miko

Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album

• Compita del Destino, El David Aguilar
• Pa’ Tu Cuerpa, Cimafunk
• Autopoiética, Mon Laferte
• GRASA, NATHY PELUSO
• ¿Quién trae las cornetas?, Rawayana

Best Música Mexicana Album (Including Tejano)

• Diamantes, Chiquis
• Boca Chueca, Vol. 1, Carín León
• ÉXODO, Peso Pluma
• De Lejitos, Jessi Uribe

Best Tropical Latin Album

• MUEVENSE, Marc Anthony
• Bailar, Sheila E.
• Radio Güira, Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
• Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional), Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
• Vacilón Santiaguero, Kiki Valera

Best Global Music Performance

• “Raat Ki Rani,” Arooj Aftab
• “A Rock Somewhere,” Jacob Collier feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal
• “Rise,” Rocky Dawuni
• “Bemba Colorá,” Sheila E. feat. Gloria Estefan & Mimy Succar
• “Sunlight to My Soul,” Angélique Kidjo Featuring Soweto Gospel Choir
• “Kashira,” Masa Takumi feat. Ron Korb, Noshir Mody & Dale Edward Chung

Best African Music Performance

• “Tomorrow,” Yemi Alade
• “MMS,” Asake & Wizkid
• “Sensational,” Chris Brown feat. Davido & Lojay
• “Higher,” Burna Boy
• “Love Me JeJe,” Tems

Best Global Music Album

• Alkebulan II, Matt B feat. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Paisajes, Ciro Hurtado
• Heis, Rema
• Historias De Un Flamenco, Antonio Rey
• Born in the Wild, Tems

Best Reggae Album

• Take It Easy, Collie Buddz
• Party With Me, Vybz Kartel
• Never Gets Late Here, Shenseea
• Bob Marley: One Love – Music Inspired By The Film (Deluxe), Various Artists
• Evolution, The Wailers

Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album

• Break of Dawn, Ricky Kej
• Triveni, Wouter Kellerman, Éru Matsumoto & Chandrika Tandon
• Visions of Sounds De Luxe, Chris Redding
• Opus, Ryuichi Sakamoto
• Chapter II: How Dark It Is Before Dawn, Anoushka Shankar
• Warriors of Light, Radhika Vekaria

Best Children’s Music Album

• Brillo, Brillo!, Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band
• Creciendo, Lucy Kalantari & The Jazz Cats
• My Favorite Dream, John Legend
• Solid Rock Revival, Rock for Children
• World Wide Playdate, Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

Best Comedy Album

• Armageddon, Ricky Gervais
• The Dreamer, Dave Chappelle
• The Prisoner, Jim Gaffigan
• Someday You’ll Die, Nikki Glaser
• Where Was I, Trevor Noah

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

• All You Need Is Love: The Beatles In Their Own Words (Various Artists), Guy Oldfield, producer
• …And Your Ass Will Follow, George Clinton
• Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones, Dolly Parton
• Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, Jimmy Carter
• My Name Is Barbra, Barbra Streisand

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

• The Color Purple (Various Artists)
• Deadpool & Wolverine (Various Artists)
• Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein, London Symphony Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Bradley Cooper
• Saltburn (Various Artists)
• Twisters: The Album (Various Artists)

Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (Includes Film and Television)

• American Fiction, Laura Karpman, composer
• Challengers, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
• The Color Purple, Kris Bowers, composer
• Dune: Part Two, Hans Zimmer, composer
• Shōgun, Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games and Other Interactive Media

• Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Pinar Toprak, composer
• God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla, Bear McCreary, composer
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, John Paesano, composer
• Star Wars Outlaws, Wilbert Roget, II, composer
• Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord, Winifred Phillips, composer

Best Song Written for Visual Media

• “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma” (From Twisters: The Album)
  Jessi Alexander, Luke Combs & Jonathan Singleton, songwriters (Luke Combs)
• “Better Place” (From TROLLS Band Together)
  Amy Allen, Shellback & Justin Timberlake, songwriters (*NSYNC & Justin Timberlake)
• “Can’t Catch Me Now” (From The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes)
  Daniel Nigro & Olivia Rodrigo, songwriters (Olivia Rodrigo)
• “It Never Went Away” (From American Symphony)
  Jon Batiste & Dan Wilson, songwriters (Jon Batiste)
• “Love Will Survive” (From The Tattooist of Auschwitz)
  Walter Afanasieff, Charlie Midnight, Kara Talve & Hans Zimmer, songwriters (Barbra Streisand)

Best Music Video

• “Tailor Swif,” A$AP Rocky
  Vania Heymann & Gal Muggia, video directors
• “360,” Charli xcx
  Aidan Zamiri, video director; Jami Arceo & Evan Thicke, video producers
• “Houdini,” Eminem
  Rich Lee, video director; Kathy Angstadt, Lisa Arianna & Justin Diener, video producers
• “Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar
  Dave Free & Kendrick Lamar, video directors; Jack Begert, Sam Canter & Jamie Rabineau, video producers
• “Fortnight,” Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone
  Taylor Swift, video director; Jil Hardin, video producer

Best Music Film

• American Symphony, Jon Batiste
  Matthew Heineman, video director; Lauren Domino, Matthew Heineman & Joedan Okun, video producers
• June (June Carter Cash)
  Kristen Vaurio, video director; Josh Matas, Sarah Olson, Jason Owen, Mary Robertson & Kristen Vaurio, video producers
• Kings From Queens, Run-DMC
  Kirk Fraser, video director; William H. Masterson III, video producer
• Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple, Steven Van Zandt
  Bill Teck, video director; Robert Cotto, David Fisher & Bill Teck, video producers
• The Greatest Night in Pop (Various Artists)
  Bao Nguyen, video director; Bruce Eskowitz, George Hencken, Larry Klein, Julia Nottingham, Lionel Richie & Harriet Sternberg, video producers

Best Recording Package

• The Avett Brothers, Jonny Black & Giorgia Sage, art directors (The Avett Brothers)
• Baker Hotel, Sarah Dodds & Shauna Dodds, art directors (William Clark Green)
• BRAT, Brent David Freaney & Imogene Strauss, art directors (Charli xcx)
• F-1 Trillion, Archie Lee Coates IV, Jeffrey Franklin, Blossom Liu, Kylie McMahon & Ana Cecilia Thompson Motta, art directors (Post Malone)
• Hounds of Love The Baskerville Edition, Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
• Jug Band Millionaire, Andrew Wong & Julie Yeh, art directors (The Muddy Basin Ramblers)
• Pregnancy, Breakdown, and Disease, Lee Pei-Tzu, art director (iWhoiWhoo)

Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package

• Half Living Things, Patrick Galvin, art director (Alpha Wolf)
• Hounds of Love The Boxes of Lost at Sea, Kate Bush & Albert McIntosh, art directors (Kate Bush)
• In Utero, Doug Cunningham & Jason Noto, art directors (Nirvana)
• Mind Games, Simon Hilton & Sean Ono Lennon, art directors (John Lennon)
• Unsuk Chin, Takahiro Kurashima & Marek Polewski, art directors (Unsuk Chin & Berliner Philharmoniker)
• We Blame Chicago, Rebeka Arce & Farbod Kokabi, art directors (90 Day Men)

Best Album Notes

• After Midnight, Tim Brooks, album notes writer (Ford Dabney’s Syncopated Orchestras)
• The Carnegie Hall Concert, Lauren Du Graf, album notes writer (Alice Coltrane)
• Centennial, Ricky Riccardi, album notes writer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band & Various Artists)
• John Culshaw – The Art Of The Producer – The Early Years 1948-55, Dominic Fyfe, album notes writer (John Culshaw)
• SONtrack Original De La Película “Al Son De Beno,” Josh Kun, album notes writer (Various Artists)

Best Historical Album

• Centennial
  Meagan Hennessey & Richard Martin, compilation producers; Richard Martin, mastering engineer (King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band and Various Artists)
• Diamonds and Pearls: Super Deluxe Edition
  Charles F. Spicer, Jr. & Duane Tudahl, compilation producers; Brad Blackwood & Bernie Grundman, mastering engineers (Prince & The New Power Generation)
• Paul Robeson – Voice of Freedom: His Complete Columbia, RCA, HMV, and Victor Recordings
  Tom Laskey & Robert Russ, compilation producers; Nancy Conforti & Andreas K. Meyer, mastering engineers (Paul Robeson)
• Pepito y Paquito
  Pepe De Lucía & Javier Doria, compilation producers; Jesús Bola, mastering engineer (Pepe De Lucía And Paco De Lucía)
• The Sound of Music (Original Soundtrack Recording – Super Deluxe Edition)
  Mike Matessino & Mark Piro, compilation producers; Steve Genewick & Mike Matessino, mastering engineers (Rodgers & Hammerstein & Julie Andrews)

Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical

• Algorithm
  Dernst Emile II, Michael B. Hunter, Stephan Johnson, Rachel Keen, John Kercy, Charles Moniz & Todd Robinson, engineers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer (Lucky Daye)
• Cyan Blue
  Jack Emblem, Jack Rochon & Charlotte Day Wilson, engineers; Chris Gehringer, mastering engineer (Charlotte Day Wilson)
• Deeper Well
  Craig Alvin, Shawn Everett, Mai Leisz, Todd Lombardo, John Rooney, Konrad Snyder & Daniel Tashian, engineers; Greg Calbi, mastering engineer (Kacey Musgraves)
• Empathogen
  Beatriz Artola, Zach Brown, Oscar Cornejo, Chris Greatti & Mitch McCarthy, engineers; Joe La Porta, mastering engineer (WILLOW)
• i/o
  Tchad Blake, Oli Jacobs, Katie May & Dom Shaw, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Peter Gabriel)
• Short n’ Sweet
  Bryce Bordone, Julian Bunetta, Serban Ghenea, Jeff Gunnell, Oli Jacobs, Ian Kirkpatrick, Jack Manning, Manny Marroquin, John Ryan & Laura Sisk, engineers; Nathan Dantzler & Ruairi O’Flaherty, mastering engineers (Sabrina Carpenter)

Best Engineered Album, Classical

• Adams: Girls of the Golden West
  Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Andres: The Blind Banister
  Silas Brown, Doron Schachter & Michael Schwartz, engineers; Matt Colton, mastering engineer (Andrew Cyr, Inbal Segev & Metropolis Ensemble)
• Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit
  Mark Donahue & John Newton, engineers; Mark Donahue, mastering engineer (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
• Clear Voices in the Dark
  Daniel Shores, engineer; Daniel Shores, mastering engineer (Matthew Guard & Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
  Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, engineers; Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, mastering engineers (Gustavo Dudamel, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)

Producer of the Year, Classical

• Erica Brenner
  • Biber: Mystery Sonatas (Alan Choo, Jeannette Sorrell & Apollo’s Fire)
  • Handel: Israel in Egypt (Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo’s Singers & Apollo’s Fire)
  • Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vols. 5 & 6 (Orli Shaham)
  • Songs for a Friend – A Tribute to Trumpeter Ryan Anthony (Various Artists)
  • Sonic Alchemy (YuEun Kim, Mina Gajić & Coleman Itzkoff)
• Christoph Franke
  • Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (Antonello Manacorda & Kammerakademie Potsdam)
  • Beethoven: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1, 5, 6 & 10 (Dénes Várjon & Antje Weithaas)
  • Brahms, Viotti & Dvořák: Orchestral Works (Tanja Tetzlaff, Christian Tetzlaff, Paavo Järvi & Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin)
  • Mozart: Sinigaglia (Noah Bendix-Balgley)
  • Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 (Kirill Petrenko & Berliner Philharmoniker)
  • The Vienna Recital (Yuja Wang)
• Morten Lindberg
  • Mor (Karen Haugom Olsen & Nidaros Domkor)
  • Pax (Nina T. Karlsen, Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)
  • Sommerro: Borders (Nick Davies & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
• Dmitriy Lipay
  • Adams: Girls of the Golden West (John Adams, Daniela Mack, Ryan McKinny, Paul Appleby, Hye Jung Lee, Elliot Madore, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
  • Messiaen: Des Canyons Aux Étoiles… (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)
  • Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina (Gustavo Dudamel, Gabriela Ortiz, María Dueñas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• Elaine Martone
  • Bartók: String Quartet No.3; Suite From ‘The Miraculous Mandarin’ (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
  • The Book of Spells (Merian Ensemble)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
  • Divine Mischief (Julian Bliss, J. Eric Wilson & Baylor University Wind Ensemble)
  • Joy! (John Morris Russell & Cincinnati Pops)
  • Prokofiev: Symphony No. 6 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
  • Schubert: The Complete Impromptus (Gerardo Teissonnière)
  • Stranger at Home (Shachar Israel)
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 (Franz Welser-Möst & The Cleveland Orchestra)
• Dirk Sobotka
  • American Dreams (Louis Langrée & Cincinnati Symphony)
  • Bruckner: Symphony No. 7; Bates: Resurrexit (Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra)
  • Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, ‘From The New World’; American Suite (Nathalie Stutzmann & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra)
  • Radiance Untethered – The Choral Music of John Wykoff (Cameron F. Labarr & Missouri State University Chorale)

Best Immersive Audio Album

• Avalon
  • Bob Clearmountain, immersive mix engineer; Rhett Davies & Bryan Ferry, immersive producers (Roxy Music)
• Genius Loves Company
  • Michael Romanowski, Eric Schilling & Herbert Waltl, immersive mix engineers; Michael Romanowski, immersive mastering engineer; John Burk, immersive producer (Ray Charles With Various Artists)
• Henning Sommerro: Borders
  • Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Trondheim Symphony Orchestra)
• i/o (In-Side Mix)
  • Hans-Martin Buff, immersive mix engineer; Brian Eno, Peter Gabriel & Richard Russell, immersive producers (Peter Gabriel)
• Pax
  • Morten Lindberg, immersive mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive producer (Ensemble 96 & Current Saxophone Quartet)

Best Instrumental Composition

• “At Last,” Shelton G. Berg, composer (Shelly Berg)
• “Communion,” Christopher Zuar, composer (Christopher Zuar Orchestra)
• “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a “Rap” Album But This Is Literally The Way The Wind Blew Me This Time,” André 3000, Surya Botofasina, Nate Mercereau & Carlos Niño, composers (André 3000)
• “Remembrance,” Chick Corea, composer (Chick Corea & Béla Fleck)
• “Strands,” Pascal Le Boeuf, composer (Akropolis Reed Quintet, Pascal Le Boeuf & Christian Euman)

Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella

• “Baby Elephant Walk – Encore,” Michael League, arranger (Snarky Puppy)
• “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Jacob Collier, Tori Kelly & John Legend, arrangers (Jacob Collier Featuring John Legend & Tori Kelly)
• “Rhapsody in Blue(Grass),” Béla Fleck & Ferde Grofé, arrangers (Béla Fleck Featuring Michael Cleveland, Sierra Hull, Justin Moses, Mark Schatz & Bryan Sutton)
• “Rose Without the Thorns,” Erin Bentlage, Alexander Lloyd Blake, Scott Hoying, A.J. Sealy & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (Scott Hoying Featuring säje & Tonality)
• “Silent Night,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johnaye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje)

Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals

• “Alma,” Erin Bentlage, Sara Gazarek, Johanye Kendrick & Amanda Taylor, arrangers (säje Featuring Regina Carter)
• “Always Come Back,” Matt Jones, arranger (John Legend)
• “b i g f e e l i n g s,” Willow, arranger (WILLOW)
• “Last Surprise (From Persona 5),” Charlie Rosen & Jake Silverman, arrangers (The 8-Bit Big Band Featuring Jonah Nilsson & Button Masher)
• “The Sound of Silence,” Cody Fry, arranger (Cody Fry feat. Sleeping at Last)

Best Orchestral Performance

• “Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance”
  Marin Alsop, conductor (ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra)
• “Kodály: Háry János Suite; Summer Evening & Symphony In C Major”
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
• “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor (Los Angeles Philharmonic)
• “Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Rakastava, & Lemminkäinen”
  Susanna Mälkki, conductor (Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra)
• “Stravinsky: The Firebird”
  Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor (San Francisco Symphony)

Best Opera Recording

• “Adams: Girls of the Golden West”
  John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• “Catán: Florencia En El Amazonas”
  Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• “Moravec: The Shining”
  Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Chorus)
• “Puts: The Hours”
  Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
• “Saariaho: Adriana Mater”
  Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Best Choral Performance

• “Clear Voices in the Dark”
  Matthew Guard, conductor (Carrie Cheron, Nathan Hodgson, Helen Karloski & Clare McNamara; Skylark Vocal Ensemble)
• “A Dream So Bright – Choral Music of Jake Runestad”
  Eric Holtan, conductor (Jeffrey Biegel; True Concord Orchestra; True Concord Voices)
• “Handel: Israel In Egypt”
  Jeannette Sorrell, conductor (Margaret Carpenter Haigh, Daniel Moody, Molly Netter, Jacob Perry & Edward Vogel; Apollo’s Fire; Apollo’s Singers)
• “Ochre”
  Donald Nally, conductor (The Crossing)
• “Sheehan: Akathist”
  Elaine Kelly, conductor; Melissa Attebury, Stephen Sands & Benedict Sheehan, chorus masters (Elizabeth Bates, Paul D’Arcy, Tynan Davis, Aine Hakamatsuka, Steven Hrycelak, Helen Karloski, Enrico Lagasca, Edmund Milly, Fotina Naumenko, Neil Netherly, Timothy Parsons, Stephen Sands, Miriam Sheehan & Pamela Terry; Novus NY; Artefact Ensemble, The Choir of Trinity Wall Street, Downtown Voices & Trinity Youth Chorus)

Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

• “Adams, J.L.: Waves & Particles,” JACK Quartet
• “Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 4 And Op. 97, ‘Archduke,’” Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos & Emanuel Ax
• “Cerrone: Beaufort Scales,” Beth Willer, Christopher Cerrone & Lorelei Ensemble
• “Home,” Miró Quartet
• “Rectangles and Circumstance,” Caroline Shaw & Sō Percussion

Best Classical Instrumental Solo

• “Akiho: Longing,” Andy Akiho
• “Bach: Goldberg Variations,” Víkingur Ólafsson
• “Eastman: The Holy Presence of Joan D’Arc,” Seth Parker Woods; Christopher Rountree, conductor (Wild Up)
• “Entourer,” Mak Grgić (Ensemble Dissonance)
• “Perry: Concerto for Violin & Orchestra,” Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor (Experiential Orchestra)
• Beyond the Years – Unpublished Songs of Florence Price, Karen Slack, soloist; Michelle Cann, pianist

Best Classical Solo Vocal Album

• A Change Is Gonna Come, Nicholas Phan, soloist; Palaver Strings, ensembles
• Newman: Bespoke Songs, Fotina Naumenko, soloist; Marika Bournaki, pianist (Nadège Foofat; Julietta Curenton, Colin Davin, Mark Edwards, Nadia Pessoa, Timothy Roberts, Ryan Romine, Akemi Takayama, Karlyn Viña & Garrick Zoeter)
• Show Me the Way, Will Liverman, soloist; Jonathan King, pianist
• Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, Joyce DiDonato, soloist; Maxim Emelyanychev, conductor (Il Pomo d’Oro)

Best Classical Compendium

• Akiho: BeLonging
  Andy Akiho & Imani Winds; Andy Akiho, Sean Dixon & Mark Dover, producers
• American Counterpoints
  Curtis Stewart; James Blachly, conductor; Blanton Alspaugh, producer
• Foss: Symphony No. 1; Renaissance Concerto; Three American Pieces; Ode
  JoAnn Falletta, conductor; Bernd Gottinger, producer
• Mythologies II
  Sangeeta Kaur, Omar Najmi, Hilá Plitmann, Robert Thies & Danaë Xanthe Vlasse; Michael Shapiro, conductor; Jeff Atmajian, Emilio D. Miler, Hai Nguyen, Robert Thies, Danaë Xanthe Vlasse & Kitt Wakeley, producers
• Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina
  Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Dmitriy Lipay, producer

Best Contemporary Classical Composition

• “Casarrubios: Seven for Solo Cello”
  Andrea Casarrubios, composer (Andrea Casarrubios)
• “Coleman: Revelry”
  Valerie Coleman, composer (Decoda)
• “Lang: Composition as Explanation”
  David Lang, composer (Eighth Blackbird)
• “Ortiz: Revolución Diamantina”
  Gabriela Ortiz, composer (Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic & Los Angeles Master Chorale)
• “Saariaho: Adriana Mater”
  Kaija Saariaho, composer (Esa-Pekka Salonen, Fleur Barron, Nicholas Phan, Christopher Purves, Axelle Fanyo, San Francisco Symphony Chorus & Orchestra)